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June 4, 2015The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease is happy to share the new, free Workplace Transitions e-Toolkit for people touched by cancer. The e-toolkit, workplacetransitions.org launched this week supports millions of working Americans by helping managers deal with cancer in the...

May 12, 2015A recent New York Times article, With Sickest Patients, Cost Sharing Comes at a Price, examines the impact of cost sharing in our health care system, particularly among patients living with chronic diseases. While the intricacies of the issue are many, the takeaway is clear, and the...

May 12, 2015Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disease also known as the Silent Killer. The early stages of COPD are almost always unnoticeable as most people attribute the symptoms to an illness, old age, being out of shape, and/or smoking. As the disease...

It will require multiple weapons to successfully combat chronic diseases and the damage they do to individuals and to our health care system. Comparative effectiveness research – the science of comparing and determining which treatments and therapies have the greatest success in achieving positive...

February 4, 2015With today being World Cancer Day, right at the start of annual American Heart Month, it would be difficult not to feel overcome by the millions of Americans struggling daily with debilitating and costly chronic health conditions. Together, cancer and heart disease impact nearly...

For all consumers, but particularly for people with chronic diseases, having good healthcare coverage is critically important. People need affordable access to recommended:
> preventive care to avoid disease onset;
> screenings to catch problems early;
> treatment to prevent...

January 28, 2015It’s an understatement to say that the Affordable Care Act health insurance enrollment process is going smoother this year than it did at this same time in 2013. In contrast to last year’s seemingly endless healthcare.gov website difficulties, the open enrollment period saw nearly...

January 6, 2015Guest blog by Lynn BronsonAre you tired all of the time? Do you struggle to make through the day without 10 cups of coffee, a nap, and lots of sugar? You’re not alone. Millions of people all over the world suffer with this chronic fatigue feeling, but few make a conscious choice to...

In India, the rapid rise of the impact of chronic diseases has become a serious public health issue. According to the World health Organization (WHO) chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 60 % of all deaths in India. It is expected that with the progressive rise in chronic disease...